Metro · Density Score
Greensboro, NC
Metro area in North Carolina
28 Combined score #82 of 109 metros
- Economic
- 37 #77 of 109
- Innovation (Startup & VC)
- 23 #79 of 109
Greensboro ranks #82 overall, #79 in Startup & VC and #77 in Economy among 109 U.S. metros.
Highlights
- #38 of 109: 212 STEM degrees per 100k people
- #51 of 102: 0.16 startup exits per year per 100k people
- #54 of 109: +51 net migration of 25–44 year olds per 100k people
The inputs
Ranks are among the metros with data for each input; higher is better.
- Venture capital per year, per 100k people
- $0.38M #97 of 109
- Early-stage rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.13 #102 of 109
- Series B+ rounds per year, per 100k people
- 0.04 #64 of 109
- Startup exits per year, per 100k people
- 0.16 #51 of 102
- GDP per person
- $70K #85 of 109
- Patents per 100k people
- 19 #69 of 103
- STEM degrees per 100k people
- 212 #38 of 109
- Tech share of jobs
- 2.1% #82 of 109
- Net migration of 25–44 year olds, per 100k people
- +51 #54 of 109
Top companies
The largest companies headquartered in this metro, by latest annual revenue.
- Qorvo Inc. $3.7B
- Kontoor Brands Inc. $3.2B
- Tanger Inc. $582M
- Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. $546M
- Unifi Inc. $531M
Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.
